The authorities of Norilsk and the Krasnoyarsk Territory are considering the possibility of opening a center for the production of prosthetics

The Norilsk City Council held its next session. 14 decisions were made at it: almost all of them were related to adjustments to the municipality’s regulatory documents, due to changes in legislation and the need to improve the procedure in a particular area.

In particular, changes were made to the Norilsk Charter, related, among other things, to adjustments to the regional law on guarantees of the exercise of powers by municipal employees and the federal law on local self-government. And today, parliamentarians have scheduled public hearings to introduce other changes to the City Charter, also related to changes in current legislation.

In addition, during the session, the people's representatives made changes to the regulations on the procedure for privatization of municipal property, the regulations on the Chamber of Control and Accounts of Norilsk, the Rules for Land Use and Territory Development, the regulations on the Department for Civil Defense and Emergency Affairs of the City Administration and other regulatory documents.

Also at the session, the representative of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Krasnoyarsk Territory in the city of Norilsk, deputy Nina Shpetnaya, spoke on the results of work for 2025. She noted an important trend: against the background of a decrease in the total number of complaints from Norilsk to regional authorities, trust in the local human rights institution is growing. Over the year, the number of requests to the Norilsk Ombudsman increased from 66 to 93, while the share of positively resolved issues reached 85.7%, exceeding the figures of previous years. According to Nina Shpetnaya, such high efficiency is the result of close interaction with local authorities, the deputy corps and law enforcement agencies, which allows residents to quickly solve problems.

The largest block of applications – 34% – is traditionally related to the implementation of housing rights. About 15% of requests concern the work of law enforcement agencies and the military department. These are mainly requests from relatives of SVO participants related to the search for missing persons and medical care for military personnel. At the same time, the human rights activist recorded a noticeable decrease in complaints about delays in payments for injuries and monetary allowances. Nina Shpetnaya also emphasized that now, together with the authorities of the city and region, the possibility of opening a center for the production of prostheses in Norilsk is being considered.

The analysis of complaints also showed other positive trends: the number of complaints about the behavior of visiting workers decreased by more than half – from 10% to 4%, and there were fewer conflicts in the field of labor law and complaints about the work of bailiffs. At the same time, the shortage of specialized specialists in the field of healthcare and the need for further work to create an accessible environment for wheelchair users in the housing stock remain under the special control of human rights activists.

“The overall increase in the number of requests speaks, first of all, about the growing confidence of Norilsk residents. We get involved when human rights are violated by the action or inaction of officials. And today we see that law enforcement agencies and authorities are open to dialogue, which allows us to quickly relieve tension and really help people,” Nina Shpetnaya summed up her report.

Summing up the session, Chairman of the Norilsk City Council Alexander Pestryakov congratulated his colleagues on Local Government Day, noting the important role of all municipal employees:

“Our work with you completely determines how Norilsk will develop, how comfortable the residents will be here, how quickly we will solve all the problems and difficulties that arise for the townspeople. Now, in this difficult time for the entire country, we must be attentive more than ever to all the requests that come to us. I am confident that we have all the necessary tools and mechanisms to provide assistance and support to everyone who needs it,” he emphasized.